I have WD 120GB HD that I was been using it as an external drive through an enclosure for last 3 years. While I was gone for a month long vacation, I had my PC off but the external drive was on all that time. Now when returned, the LED on power adapter was blinking so I knew something went wrong and of course when I turned my PC on, the drive was getting recognized.
Basically my HD is making clicking noise and looks like a mechanical failure. I have lot of my stuff in it that is very important to me so I am thinking about repairing it my self by taking a apart and adding a new head. I have a healthy, extra HD of same model and I was thinking of transferring the actual platters with a new head.
I know how fragile a HD is and even a small dust particle can screw up the whole thing. So I was wondering if anyone attempted doing this? Or is it even possible by a tech geek like my self who has done lot of PC upgrades, xbox modding, soldering... etc...
Any suggestions?
Basically my HD is making clicking noise and looks like a mechanical failure. I have lot of my stuff in it that is very important to me so I am thinking about repairing it my self by taking a apart and adding a new head. I have a healthy, extra HD of same model and I was thinking of transferring the actual platters with a new head.
I know how fragile a HD is and even a small dust particle can screw up the whole thing. So I was wondering if anyone attempted doing this? Or is it even possible by a tech geek like my self who has done lot of PC upgrades, xbox modding, soldering... etc...
Any suggestions?